Way Out West (Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series 2024): Vinyl LP Liam Hayes Die Hard’ to the giddy

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Way Out West (Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series 2024): Vinyl LP Liam Hayes Die Hard’ to the giddyA classic of the genre, Way Out West was tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins first album for west coast label Contemporary Records when released in 1957. The first album to employ the strolling technique, Rollins was backed by Ray Brown (bass) and Shelly Manne (drums). This new edition, released as part of the Acoustic Sounds Series, features (AAA) lacquers cut from the original master tapes by Bernie Grundman and is pressed on 180 gram vinyl at QRP, and